The New Soldier in the Age of Asymmetric

The text for The New Soldier deals with the causes, symptoms and solutions to global terrorism, particularly Jihadist Islamic-based terrorism. The book is an expanded version of the essay "A Fearful Symmetry: A New Global Balance of Power?" for which the author was awarded the 2007 Grand Prize by the St Cyr Foundation, which supports the St. Cyr military academy established by Napoleon Bonaparte—in effect, France's West Point. The work was unanimously awarded the First (Grand) Prize by a jury of four distinguished panelists, and later translated and published in French under the title, "Une Symétrie de la Peur : Vers un Nouvel Equilibre Mondial Des Puissances?" (Paul Wormser, trans.)(CLD Éditions, November 2008).

The New Soldier is, in essence, a traditional soldier but one who is endowed with compassion, empathy and cultural understanding. This soldier is better able to navigate through the unknown terrain of ideological, emotional and psychological conflicts within the realm of global terrorism. The New Soldier is a strategic tool in combating global terrorism, and may be immediately deployed in multilateral forces. The practical uses of the New Soldier in the context of fragile states, particularly in terms of stabilizing and reconstructing war-torn or collapsed states by multilateral forces is analyzed in great depth in the book.

Prof. Rumu Sarkar is currently serving as Senior Legal Advisor to Millennium Partners, an international development consulting group based in Charlottesville, VA, USA. Immediately prior to this position, she was the former General Counsel for the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission. She also served as the General Counsel for the Overseas Basing Commission, prior to joining the BRAC Commission.

IntroductionSetting the Stage: Using the Dialectical Method toAnalyze Fundamentalist Islamic Based Terrorism
PART IGlobal Fundamentalist Islamic-Based Terrorism: One Size Does Not Fit All
Chapter 1. Radical Islamic-Based Separatist Movements
Chapter 2. Global Jihadism and Its Discontents
Chapter 3. The Implications of the Arab Spring: Where Do We Go From Here?
PART IITransitioning from Global Terrorism: A New Perspective
Chapter 4. Creating the New Soldier
Chapter 5. “Re-Visioning” Stability and Peace Operations
Chapter 6. Creating a Platform for Reconciliation and Transition
PART III
The Role of U.S. and International Actors: A New Integrated Approach
Chapter 7. Managing Global Instability: Exploring the Role of the U.S. Government
Chapter 8. Operationalizing the Concept of the New Soldier: A Model Case Study of NATO Response Force and the African Union (AU) Standby Force
A Way Forward

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The New Soldier in the Age of Asymmetric Conflict

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